O by and by
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
O by and by
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
I know my robe's going to fit me well:
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
I've tried it on at the gates of hell.
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
Hell is deep and a dark despair:
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
O stop, poor sinner, and don't go there.
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
O by and by
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.
O by and by
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load.